Trip to Cologne, Germany for the Via Lux Anomaly
Every morning
Having lunch with friends!
Social Media Week
Summer has left
It isn’t officially Autumn yet. But you know that summer is starting to leave us – the temperature is starting to get cooler and it’s been raining non stop these past few days.
This week itself has also been rather eventful for me. I depend on my scooter a lot when I commute around Rome so when it rains, chaos ensues. I tend to be a little apprehensive because of the incidents that tend to happen then.
On Monday, I was on my way home when it started to drizzle heavily. I went to seek shelter under a bridge. There were already at least 5 other motorcyclists there. We waited here waited for at least half an hour and when the rain dissipated ever so lightly, tired of staring at the water dripping down the walls, I plucked the courage and finally went home.
On Thursday, there was a talk that I really wanted to attend. It was about food photography which is something that I’m enthusiastic about as you’d probably see from my Instagram account. It’ll be nice to meet other foodies too. Unfortunately the clouds were dark grey the entire morning and then it rained very heavily so reluctantly, I had to give that a miss.
(I probably could have taken public transportation, but I had to rush off for a job in 30 minutes, so that wasn’t practical)
It broke my heart to think of what I missed. I’ve been looking forward to attend that the whole week.
And just yesterday, I was at the fuel station filling up my scooter but when I tried to leave, the scooter refused to start. Apparently, the battery is exhausted and needs to be replaced. Yikes. I think my scooter is still relatively new, so I’m surprised. Fortunately where I was stranded, was not far away from where I live and Cart was able to help me out. Unfortunately the mechanic is really far away from where we live and Cart isn’t a morning person to help me in time.
Oh well. Things happen. I just hope for the best.
Should I take up crossfit?
A new hairstyle
Germany, here I come!
Cart and I are going to Cologne, Germany in about two weeks time for the Via Lux anomaly and we’re slowly getting ready for it – the plane tickets bought, our Airbnb apartment booked and I’m even thinking of making some stickers to give out.
Aren’t these cute? They are kind of expensive though at 46 euro for 156 pieces considering that they are quite small at 3.8 cm each. But if they turn out well, I might make more.
I’m looking forward to this trip. There are plenty of things to be seen – museums and architectures and I’ve read that there is even a chocolate museum there.
But you know what I’d really want to see? A trip to their supermarkets. Yes, it sounds a little anticlimactic but I’ve always been curious ever since I’ve watched a video documenting how the goods there are cheaper compared to the ones in Italy. So that’ll be something interesting to compare.
Plus I’d like to visit at least one vegan joint there. I was looking through happycow the other day, and there is this vegan burger place which (I think) isn’t too far away from our accomodation.
I don’t speak German, this will be interesting experience
If I had more time, I’d love to see things at a slower pace. But after my experiences, I have to be pragmatic. That’s the biggest issue with doing an anomaly – you’re so busy trying to orient yourself in a new country, then you move all around the city by foot, your eyes are on the scanner for most of the day and you get so exhausted you just want to faint but when the next day comes, you’d have to rush to do the mission banner and then it’s time to fly back home.
Something better than nothing! Maybe I can take this experience as a recce? And maybe one day I’ll even try to travel alone.